A look at the Irish Volunteers who fought in the South Dublin Union building during the 1916 Easter Rising.

A military historian presents a provocative study of the Victoria Cross, the heroes it honors, and the ethics of the British honors system. What is the nature o

Uncommon Valor from Dwight Jon Zimmerman and John D. Gresham presents a fascinating look at six of our bravest soldiers and the highest military decoration awar

The same yesterday, today, and forever? This book reveals the details of an extraordinary time in the past when the uncommon was not that uncommon. Albert A. He

From the sinking of the British passenger liner Athenia on September 3, 1939, by a German U-boat (against orders) to the Japanese surrender on board the Missour